एतच्छ्रुत्वा सम्परिगृह्य मर्त्यः प्रवृह्य धर्म्यमणुमेतमाप्य । स मोदते मोदनीयँ हि लब्ध्वा विवृतँ सद्म नचिकेतसं मन्ये ॥ १३॥

etacchrutvā samparigṛhya martyaḥ pravṛhya dharmyamaṇumetamāpya । sa modate modanīya~ hi labdhvā vivṛta~ sadma naciketasaṃ manye ॥ 13॥

śrutvā = after hearing the teaching on; etat = that reality of the Self that I shall speak of; samparigṛhya = after intellectually grasping, comprehending (It) fully; pravṛhya = after separating; dharmyam = the essence, the true nature of it; āpya = after attaining, realising; aṇum etam = this subtle thing - the Self; saḥ martyaḥ = that [enlightened] mortal; modate = rejoices; labdhvā = having obtained, reached; modanīyatṁ = that which causes great delight; manye = I consider; [that the] sadma = mansion - the experience of Brahman; vivṛtaṁ = is wide open; naciketasam = [to you] O Naciketas.